Fahrenheit 451 Literary Devices

the general feeling the writer wants the audience to have

representing abstract ideas or concepts with objects

a repeated word or phrase that occurs at the end of successive statements

comparing the common characteristics of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

when two or more elements of a sentence have the same grammatical structure

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences

a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses

a story that is used to represent a more general message about an event, situation, theme, etc.

a way of appealing to readers’ sense through descriptive language

using human traits to describe non-human things

a figure of speech in which something is expressed less strongly than would be expected

a series of words used in quick succession that all start with the same letters or sound

placing two or more character, themes, places, etc. to contrast their differences

when a related word or phrase is substituted for the actual thing to which it's referring

repeating words or phrases to emphasize a situation, setting, theme, etc.

when the author indirectly hints on what is to come throughout the story

a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory meaning

an exaggerated statement that emphasizes the significance of the statement’s actual meaning

the writer or narrator's attitude towards a subject

a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is not meant to be a literal interpretation

an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text

to comically make fun of some aspect of human nature or society

drawing comparisons between two things (sometimes using "like" or "as")

words that sound like the thing they are describing (i.e. boom, pow, pop)

a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory meaning